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Are Expanded Unemployment Benefits Keeping People From Returning To Work?

Are Expanded Unemployment Benefits Keeping People From Returning To Work?

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Are Expanded Unemployment Benefits Keeping People From Returning To Work?

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Twenty-two Republican led states are planning to roll back expanded unemployment benefits, because they say the benefits are keeping people from returning to work. Progressives argue employers need to do a better job of incentivizing workers to return. We look at what's really going on.This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, and chief economic correspondent Scott Horsley.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
May 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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